My Left Foot

1h 43m|R|Biography|1989
No one expects much from Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother (Brenda Fricker) -- and no shortage of grit and determination -- Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Cast:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Eanna Macliam, Alison Whelan, Declan Croghan, Hugh O'Conor, Cyril Cusack
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My Left Foot
GENREBiography
DETAILSRuntime: 1h 43m Rating: R